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Is Poland a country?

Poland itself is a country, the full name of which is the Polish Republic. It is a democratic, democratic and republican country located in Central Europe and composed of 16 provinces.

It borders Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the east and northeast respectively, to the south to the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to the west to Germany, to the north to the Baltic Sea and to Sweden and Denmark is far away. It is 649 kilometers long from north to south and 689 kilometers from east to west.

The main mountain ranges in Poland are the Carpathian Mountains and the Sudeten Mountains. The Carpathian Mountains form the national border between Poland and the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine. Except for Gdansk, Poland's Baltic Sea coast lacks natural ports. Szczecin, located in the northwest, is an important port in Poland.

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In Poland, the first green of spring, that is, the first flower buds and leaf buds, usually appear in early April. May to September every year is the most beautiful season in Poland. , both warm and sunny, September is known as the beginning of "Poland's golden autumn". By October and November, the leaves turn yellow, gold, and red, and then fall one after another.

In Poland, there are an average of 300 days of cloudy weather in a year. Therefore, if broken down by weather conditions (such as temperature), Poland has 6 seasons, that is, in addition to spring, summer, and autumn In addition to the four typical European seasons of winter and winter, there are also two seasons: "early spring" and "early winter".

Annual precipitation varies from region to region. The national average annual precipitation is 600 mm; the southern hilly areas and mountainous areas have the most precipitation, ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 mm; the central plains have the least precipitation, about 450 to 550 mm; the season with the most precipitation within a year is summer ( May to September), accounting for about 40% of the annual precipitation.

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